Concentrating Solar Power: Global Outlook 09
This 2009 report looks into the global outlook of concentrating solar power (CSP). The report first looks into the different CSP technologies and makes a comparison based on the advantages and disadvantages. The report also provides an overview of the CSP development by region. For certain countries per region a more detailed assessment is provided. In particular, the potential of the Mediterranean and the MENA region is being assessed.
The report examines the future outlook of CSP for which three scenarios are being used: (1) the reference or most conservative scenario, (2) the moderate scenario and (3) the advanced scenario. The study concludes that under an advanced industry development scenario, with high levels of energy efficiency, CSP could meet up to 7% of the world’s power needs in 2030 and a full quarter by 2050.
The recommendations with which the report concludes relate to (1) mandatory, binding renewable energy targets, (2) market creation measures, (3) policy measures and (4) technology measures.
- Algeria
- Australia
- Awareness Raising
- central receivers
- Certification
- China
- concentrated solar power
- costs
- CSP
- CSP market
- Egypt
- Finance and Incentives
- France
- global
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- linear Fresnel
- Market Potential
- Mediterranean
- Morocco
- parabolic dish
- parabolic trough
- Policy
- scenarios
- South Africa
- Spain
- technologies
- Turkey
- USA
Related Content
- Assessment of the World Bank/GEF Strategy for the Market Development of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (2006)
- An Overview of CSP in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (2008)
- Emerging Technology Option for Clean Power Generation - Concentrated Solar Power (2009)
- International Technology Collaboration and Climate Change Mitigation - Case Study 1: CSP technologies (2004)
- Concentrating Solar Power for the Mediterranean Region
